Netflix has been accused of ‘misleading’ black users by showing promotional shots of black cast members in films and TV shows – even if they had a minor role

Netflix has denied the allegations, saying ‘we don’t ask members for race, gender or ethnicity so cannot use this information to personalise their individual experience.’

‘The only information we use is a member’s viewing history.’

Other Black @netflix users: does your queue do this? Generate posters with the Black cast members on them to try to compel you to watch? This film stars Kristen Bell/Kelsey Grammer and these actors had maaaaybe a 10 cumulative minutes of screen time. 20 lines between them, tops. pic.twitter.com/Sj7rD8wfOS

It’s weird to try to pass a film off as having a Black principal cast (by creating a movie poster-like as featuring just the Black people) when it’s a white movie. A very white movie. I’d already watched this one last month so I knew it was a marketing trick. Still.